Narrative Interlude



'Meanwhile, King Arthur and Sir Bedevere...'



NARRATOR: 
     Sir Launcelot had saved Sir Galahad from almost certain temptation, but they were still no
     nearer the Grail. Meanwhile, King Arthur and Sir Bedevere, not more than a swallow's flight
     away, had discovered something. Oh, that's an unladen swallow's flight, obviously. I mean,
     they were more than two laden swallows' flights away-- four, really, if they had a coconut on
     a line between them. I mean, if the birds were walking and dragging-- 
CROWD: 
     Get on with it! 
NARRATOR: 
     Oh, anyway. On to scene twenty-four, which is a smashing scene with some lovely acting, in
     which Arthur discovers a vital clue, and in which there aren't any swallows, although I think
     you can hear a starling-- oooh!